Student loan reforms, Brexit tension and further Oxbridge admissions drama… MPs demand admissions reform after Oxbridge admissions scandal – Independent More than 100 MPs – many of whom represent parts of the country that are under-represented at Oxbridge – have written to the heads of Oxford and Cambridge University calling for urgent reforms after data revealed a “social apartheid” in … Read More
Education News: Summer Recap
Students across the UK have returned to school and university after the summer break, but there’s been no shortage of education news in the meantime… Exam Results – BBC, Guardian, Independent Half a million students received their GCSE results in August, including harder exams and the first wave of results in the (apparently confusing) new 9-1 format for … Read More
Education News Weekly – 8th May, 2017
Invisible ink in exams, the benefits of rosemary and the myth of the tutor-proof 11 plus Exam board admits impossibility of ‘tutor-proof’ 11 plus – Telegraph Confirming what we all knew to be true for some time, a major grammar school exam board has said the 11 plus exam can “never be tutor-proof.” Bearing in mind that ‘tutor-proof’ means … Read More
Education News Weekly – 19th March, 2017
Grammar schools opposition, a deepening funding crisis and the primary school head who’s a champion weightlifter Opposition mounting against Theresa May’s grammar schools plan – BBC Theresa May is facing vocal cross-party opposition from MPs to her flagship education policy, the opening of new selective grammar schools. Former Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg, former Tory education secretary Nicky … Read More
Education News Weekly – 1st March, 2017
Two year university degrees, a new online safety initiative and an imminent revolution in sex education? Government launches online safety initiative – BBC The government has launched an initiative targeting sexting and cyberbullying, led by culture secretary Karen Brady. Brady said: “We are determined to make Britain the safest place in the world to be online.” Ministers will meet with … Read More
Education News Weekly – 3rd February, 2017
Tests for five year olds, the benefits of slippers in the classroom and the education world’s response to Donald Trump. Academics rally against Donald Trump over ‘Muslim ban’ – Independent Over 4,500 academics from across the world have signed a petition pledging to boycott international conferences held in America while Trump’s ban is still in place. Mr Trump’s new … Read More
Education News Weekly – January 13th, 2017
In our first Education News Weekly of the new year, we see more Brexit concerns, university grade inflation and a brand new head of Ofsted. Amanda Spielman takes over as head of Ofsted – Guardian Replacing Sir Michael Wilshaw, new Ofsted head Amanda Spielman has outlined her goals for the organisation. She says she wants an Ofsted that manages … Read More
Education News: What Happened in 2016?
2016 saw some major education news, including a new education secretary in Justine Greening, the controversial re-introduction of grammar schools, banned by Labour since 1998, and the ominous threat of Brexit to international students and our entire higher education system. What else happened? And what can we expect in 2017? Last year, we saw the growth of a teaching … Read More
Education News Weekly – 1st December 2016
Ofsted’s annual report, the free speech debate at universities and the resurrection of History of Art A Level! History of Art A Level saved by Pearson exam board – BBC After a loud and angry response to AQA’s announcement in October that History of Art would be scrapped at A level, another exam board have stepped in to fill … Read More
Education News Roundup 27/10/16
New teachers leaving schools, a breakthrough in autism treatment and what Brexit could mean for education. One of the first indications of how Brexit may affect British universities emerged this week, as applications for UK universities from EU students fell by 9%, after increasing annually for the last four years. The figures for EU students for the October UCAS deadline … Read More
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